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Install lm-sensors with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper

Tools for monitoring the temperatures, voltages, and fans. Version 3.6.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install lm-sensors

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add lm-sensors

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · lm-sensors · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install fancontrol

Debian stable package indexes · fancontrol · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install lm_sensors

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · lm_sensors · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#lm_sensors

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/lm/lm_sensors/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S lm_sensors

Arch Linux sync databases · lm_sensors · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libsensors4

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libsensors4 · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/fancontrol

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/fancontrol.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Rem0o.FanControl -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Rem0o.FanControl · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Tools for monitoring the temperatures, voltages, and fans

Commands and aliases

  • fancontrol
  • pwmconfig
  • sensors
  • sensors-conf-convert
  • sensors-detect

history

Project history and usage

lm-sensors is the Linux user-space package for reading and configuring hardware-monitoring data such as temperatures, voltages, fan speeds, and PWM fan control.

Project history

The current lm-sensors version 3 line provides user-space support for Linux hardware monitoring drivers in Linux 2.6.5 and later, while older kernels require the version 2 line. The package is organized around documentation, sample configuration files, libsensors, and programs such as sensors-detect, sensors, sensord, fancontrol, and pwmconfig.

The version 3 CHANGES file records the 3.0.0 release cycle in 2007, including the initial 3.0.0-rc1 release, the switch to the default /etc/sensors3.conf configuration file during the release candidates, and the 3.0.0 final release in November 2007. Later releases continued to track new kernel hwmon attributes, chip families, JSON output, systemd integration, and new configuration samples.

Adoption history

lm-sensors became a standard Linux hardware-monitoring plumbing package because the kernel drivers expose data through sysfs, while libsensors supplies board-specific labels and conversion rules that applications can share instead of duplicating. The upstream README asks users to contribute board configurations so others with the same hardware do not need to recreate them.

Package-manager adoption is broad in the supplied package data, with entries across Alpine, Debian, Fedora, Homebrew, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE families. That matches its role as the CLI backend behind many desktop monitors, server dashboards, and home-lab scripts.

How it is used

Typical use starts with running sensors-detect as root so the tool can identify installed hardware and recommend kernel modules. The sensors command reports current readings and can set limits, while sensord can watch values, log alarms, and feed an RRD database.

libsensors reads kernel hwmon data from /sys and applies labels or scaling from configuration files. fancontrol reads its own configuration, usually generated by pwmconfig, and adjusts PWM outputs from temperature readings; upstream warns users to configure fan control carefully because bad settings can damage hardware.

Why package nerds care

lm-sensors is one of those small packages that makes an entire category of system tooling possible. It turns messy per-board hwmon naming into stable CLI and library output, so package maintainers, monitoring stacks, and shell scripts can depend on sensors rather than chasing individual chip drivers.

For Homebrew and other Unix package sets, lm-sensors is interesting because its upstream is Linux-specific even when package metadata can appear in cross-platform indexes. The useful behavior depends on Linux kernel hwmon support, sysfs, and local hardware.

Timeline

  • 2007-09-25: lm-sensors 3.0.0-rc1 is marked as the initial version 3 release.
  • 2007-10-28: The 3.0.0-rc3 notes record /etc/sensors3.conf as the default configuration file.
  • 2007-11-24: lm-sensors 3.0.0 is released.
  • 2019-10-18: lm-sensors 3.6.0 adds JSON-related fixes and many sensor-detection updates.
  • 2024-01-13: lm-sensors 3.6.2 adds richer sensor metadata and JSON output changes.

Related projects

  • The Linux kernel hwmon subsystem, libsensors, sensors-detect, fancontrol, pwmconfig, sensord, GNOME Sensors Applet, Psensor, PowerTOP, and s-tui are closely related in the upstream documentation.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 2 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux
/etc/sensors3.conf/etc/sensors.d/*/etc/fancontrol

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
fancontrolcliglobal executable
pwmconfigcliglobal executable
sensorscliglobal executable
sensors-conf-convertcliglobal executable
sensors-detectcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version3.6.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/hramrach/lm-sensors

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:lm-sensors
Version3.6.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/lm-sensors
Homepagehttps://github.com/hramrach/lm-sensors
Repositoryhttps://github.com/hramrach/lm-sensors
Upstream docshttps://github.com/hramrach/lm-sensors#readme
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later OR LGPL-2.1-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/hramrach/lm-sensors/archive/refs/tags/V3-6-2.tar.gz
Build dependenciesbison, flex
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namelm-sensors
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Requirements
  • linux
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

fancontrol 1:3.6.2-2

utility to control the fan speed

https://github.com/hramrach/lm-sensors

sudo apt install fancontrol
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: lm-sensors
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Lm Sensors
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: fancontrol from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libsensors-config 1:3.6.2-2

lm-sensors configuration files

https://github.com/hramrach/lm-sensors

sudo apt install libsensors-config
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: lm-sensors
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Lm Sensors
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libsensors-config from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libsensors-dev 1:3.6.2-2

lm-sensors development kit

https://github.com/hramrach/lm-sensors

sudo apt install libsensors-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: lm-sensors
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Lm Sensors
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libsensors-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libsensors5 1:3.6.2-2

library to read temperature/voltage/fan sensors

https://github.com/hramrach/lm-sensors

sudo apt install libsensors5
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: lm-sensors
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Lm Sensors
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libsensors5 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

lm-sensors 1:3.6.2-2

utilities to read temperature/voltage/fan sensors

https://github.com/hramrach/lm-sensors

sudo apt install lm-sensors
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 2 dependencies
  • 3 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Lm Sensors
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: lm-sensors from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

lm_sensors

nix profile install nixpkgs#lm_sensors
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Lm Sensors
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/lm/lm_sensors/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

fancontrol 1:3.6.0-9build1

utility to control the fan speed

https://hwmon.wiki.kernel.org/lm_sensors

sudo apt install fancontrol
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: lm-sensors
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Lm Sensors
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: fancontrol from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libsensors-config 1:3.6.0-9build1

lm-sensors configuration files

https://hwmon.wiki.kernel.org/lm_sensors

sudo apt install libsensors-config
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: lm-sensors
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Lm Sensors
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsensors-config from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libsensors-dev 1:3.6.0-9build1

lm-sensors development kit

https://hwmon.wiki.kernel.org/lm_sensors

sudo apt install libsensors-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: lm-sensors
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Lm Sensors
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsensors-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libsensors5 1:3.6.0-9build1

library to read temperature/voltage/fan sensors

https://hwmon.wiki.kernel.org/lm_sensors

sudo apt install libsensors5
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: lm-sensors
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Lm Sensors
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsensors5 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

lm-sensors 1:3.6.0-9build1

utilities to read temperature/voltage/fan sensors

https://hwmon.wiki.kernel.org/lm_sensors

sudo apt install lm-sensors
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 4 dependencies
  • 3 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Lm Sensors
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: lm-sensors from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

lm-sensors 3.6.0-r5

Collection of user space tools for general SMBus access and hardware monitoring.

https://github.com/lm-sensors/lm-sensors

sudo apk add lm-sensors
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: lm-sensors
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Lm Sensors
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lm-sensors from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

lm-sensors-detect 3.6.0-r5

Detection/migration scripts for lm-sensors

https://github.com/lm-sensors/lm-sensors

sudo apk add lm-sensors-detect
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: lm-sensors
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Lm Sensors
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lm-sensors-detect from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

lm-sensors-dev 3.6.0-r5

Collection of user space tools for general SMBus access and hardware monitoring. (development files)

https://github.com/lm-sensors/lm-sensors

sudo apk add lm-sensors-dev
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: lm-sensors
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Lm Sensors
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lm-sensors-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

lm-sensors-doc 3.6.0-r5

Collection of user space tools for general SMBus access and hardware monitoring. (documentation)

https://github.com/lm-sensors/lm-sensors

sudo apk add lm-sensors-doc
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: lm-sensors
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Lm Sensors
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lm-sensors-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

lm-sensors-fancontrol 3.6.0-r5

fancontrol daemon

https://github.com/lm-sensors/lm-sensors

sudo apk add lm-sensors-fancontrol
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: lm-sensors
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Lm Sensors
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lm-sensors-fancontrol from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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  • bisonBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • flexBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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